The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-12-24
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1t was during the hunting season at
the Il Cliat teau$ $,tles Bonneville. The au-
tumn had been rainy and gloomy, The
red leaves, instead Of rustling beneath
the feet, rotted' in the furrows under,
the heavy showers,, j III ssl ,eI
s'3 The We'll nigh naked forest was as
damp asa bathing establishment. AS
the hunter entered it and trudgeds along
over the wet grass. and soggy soil under
the great storm beaten trees he found
himself enyeloped by a noisome vapor
With "a mUsty smell. His dogs also
Seemed affected by the wretched
weather, 80 detected did they look, as,
with droopiilg tails and reekipg skins,
TREY trotted along close behind his
heels. $'s@2 ~
InSthe main parlor after dinner we
had been playing lotto to kill time,
While gusts Of wind ratified the win
doWss and on the outside made the old
weathercocks spin. like, tops. Finding
but little pleasure in the game we tried
our hands at story telling, Just as peo-
pie are said to do in books, but no one
invented anything amusing. The hum
ters related adventures; that had occur
red to them while out shooting inassaI
cres of rabbits, While the ladies xacked
: their brains i'll futile attempts to dis,
cover Scheh e's Inspiration.
Z, We were on, the, point Of giving up
this species Of ffeptertaihment also when
d aSyoung lady, thoughtlessly toying with
the hand of her maiden aunt, noticed
on one of the old lady's fingers small
ring made Of light hair. She had fire.
quently seen this trInket, but had never
before, paid any attention oft.
As she gently turned the ring around
sheratint' y fingsg, ;... !. ,s..s
49,, as;.. made + mills.
eWtE tie by. a1,ntie. what rino ID thia2 +
Ttlooks like the liafrr Of a child: u; ssy,issaI
Tile old maid blushed, becar me- ,pale.
then, with d fa!terinp voice. she said: +
!. It is, SO sad story that i never liz
TO speaktof it. 1t was the one create
misfortune of nv life III was yn,,ita
young when it all happened. and vet
the memory Of it is SO painf,,1 thai II
still shed tears whenever I think abon,t
it, sss $Ss S$ }s3ss @
Asamatter Of course all wanted 10
hear tie story. The Old maid at f,rst
refused 10 tell it, but finally she Welded
to our solicitations, and began as fol.
lows:
{s'You have often heard tell of the
Santeze family. It IS now extinct. bit
I was acquainted with the three last
men Of that race. They all died the
same death. This ,rina,is the hair Of
Of the last one. He was thirteen wears
old when he killed himself on nv ac.
count. That seems very strange TO
you, does it not? 5,,.1sJ
oh, they were a singular race. insane
if you wish, but the most charming
lunatics, crazed by love. All. from
father to son. were prey to violent
PASSIONS; to great impulses, which made
them enthusiasts In all they undertook
to such an extent, that they would not
have .hesitated at a crime. IN them
this passion was what ardent devotion
is in certain minds. Those who become
Trappists are not Of the same nature as
our drawing room butterflies. Tn, onrd
familywe used to say: 'In,Iovesiike
Santeze." They all had curly hair and
beard, and large eyes, the light Of
which seemed to penetrate and disturb
olle's soul, though It would have been
hard to say why. !" IS;
The grandfather Of the one Of whom
this is the only souvenir have, after
many adventures and duels, at the age
Of 65 fell blindly in 1oSs,with his farm
er's daughter. Iknew both Of them.
She was a apale blonde, Of distinguish
ed appearance, with a soft voice, ana 50 f
gentle look that she seemed Afadon-
MA. Phe Old noblenan took her to his
house, and became SO attached to her
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